AI Rate Professor

Accounting

Alan Cade

ACCT4B · ACC4B · ACCT146 · ACCT4A · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
63.64%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Take him only if and ; avoid if you need constant instructor support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavyLots of homeworkInconsistent supportAccessible when presentFast-paced
  • strong when present and
  • and fast pace, especially in summer ACCT4A
  • Online support and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are possible with serious effort, but , and low grades for some keep it far from easy.

Online summer ACCT4A is especially hard; some in-person students still earned As with effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Accounting content is fast-paced with , and test emphasis.

Online reviews emphasize absurd summer workload; and reading.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and skip-at-your-peril; others say optional.

; in-person reviews lean mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

, but strong warnings about absence and zero support pull the score down.

Online has both strong praise and ; in-person is also mixed.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

and C-s appear, and text assignments sometimes went ungraded.

Format shift

Strictness and .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and test-heavy structure; summer load called absurd.

Format shift

Heavy workload is especially loud in online ACCT4A comments.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

When , and respected; absences and ignored emails ruin the experience for others.

Format shift

In-person and some online reviews praise teaching; recent online absence reports hurt the average.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and tests all matter; tags include both lots of homework and test heavy.

Format shift

Online relies heavily on McGrawHill Connect plus recorded lectures.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person feedback splits between strong teaching with flexibility and one student who got no help while failing.

Main concern

Support quality varies; some students feel ignored when struggling.

What students said

“He knows his business and teaches it well.”
ACCT4A
“I tried getting in touch with him numerous times when I was at risk of failing, but .”
ACC4B

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise recorded lectures and Connect work; others report absence, ungraded work, and .

Main concern

Inconsistent availability and heavy workload with weak online support.

What students said

“He was gone for a huge portion of the semester and decided it wasn't a good idea to not get a replacement for the class.”
ACCT4A
“I had to email this professor SEVERAL times without hearing back from him for .”
ACC4B
“Excellent teaching, especially for being online. The lectures are recorded and .”
ACCT4B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and tests; reviews do not clearly describe proctoring or open-book policy.

Test heavyMcGrawHill ConnectLecture heavyHomework due next lecture

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews stress homework, reading, and .

Lots of homeworkReading heavyAttendance matters
“Lots of ? You won't pass.”
ACC4B

Online

Online students mention Connect assignments, Excel, recorded lectures, and .

McGrawHill ConnectExcel assignmentsRecorded lecturesTest heavy
“He used the McGrawHill Connect platform and we used excel sheets for assignments.”
ACCT4A
“Class work is due via connect . Over all had a great experience with this class .”
ACCT4A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The this class unless you want to deal with his bs.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews (8 online, 3 in person), highlighting polarized teaching and support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Pretty good professor. I took ACCTG 4A online and it was an okay class overall.”

📉 Support Failures

25/100

“I have never felt so unsupported by a professor.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“You will be required to do an ABSURD amount of work in minimal time.”

👍 When He Shows Up

75/100

“He knows his business and teaches it well.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is funny during lectures but some parts of the
  • Records lecture and posts for replay
  • Great stories and is great at explaining scenarios with taxes

Theme 2

⚠️ About Support Issues

  • communication was never there

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Workload

  • ABSURD amount of work in minimal time
  • Course is very fast-paced
  • Lots of homework

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews spanning 2018-2025 with mixed grades and detailed positives and negatives give a reliable but polarized picture.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ACCT4A7 reviews
ACC4B2 reviews
ACCT1461 review
ACCT4B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 5 · A- 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values